Chapter 11: Price that had to pay

Few days after the battle, inside my room, suddenly I regain my conscious and see Toothless's face at the point-blank range. He's licking me and my face's wet with Toothless's saliva.

"Oh, hey Toothless."

Toothless's licking my face faster. I'm good to see him again after the battle.

"Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just—"

Suddenly Toothless jump down from my bed but his foot hit my leg.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly I regain full conscious and just notice something's wrong.

"I'M in my ROOM! And you're inside my ROOM!"

Suddenly Toothless jump around my room and knock a few decorations.

"By the Emperor! Does my dad know you're here?

Toothless jump around my room and make my room messy.

"Okay, okay - no Toothless! Aw, come on..."

I flip my blanket and see something unusual on my body. My emotion is now bad. Not just a few scars that I got from the battle but my left leg is lost during the battle too. Now I'm use a cybernetic leg, a price that I had to pay. Now I should get up. I put down my legs onto the floor. Toothless is sniffing my body and he know that something is wrong .Now my left leg is not getting any feeling anymore.

I'm never use a cybernetic organ before and now I have to use it. I take a deep breath before I walk

"OK…OK…"

I try to walk by myself but I'm still not familiar with my new leg. So I lose the balance but grab Toothless before I fall.

"Thanks bud."

Toothless help me walking until I walk to the window. I open it and see the impossible thing happen.

I see the Monstrous Nightmare outside. I close the window quickly and turn my face to Toothless.

"Toothless? Stay here, bud."

I open the window again and everything that I see is…Magnificent. I see Snotlout and few recruits riding the dragons.
"Come on soldier, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go!"

When I walk out of my room and go to the outside. It's like a paradise. Dragon and human work together? I never think I would see that days coming. I also see a new building like the dragon breeder, dragon training ground etc.

"I knew it. I'm dead." I'm said with sarcastic sound.

Suddenly I hear a laughing sound on my side and sees general's walking to me.

"No, but you gave it your best shot, soldier."

He walks to me and place his hand on my shoulder.

"So? What do you think about, huh?"

Suddenly the guardsmen in the area notice me and all friendly greeting, a warm welcome. And then they all walk and mass around me.

"Turns out all we needed was a little more of...This" He points a finger at my body

"You just gestured to all of me?"

Suddenly commissar walks in and stands near my dad.

"Well. Just most of you." He point at my cybernetic leg

"That bit's our best Tech-Priest handiwork. If you aren't a war hero. You will go to next battlefield without your leg. Your father paid a high price to make it but it's cheaper than mine, though .Think it'll do?"

"Well, I might make a few tweaks but thanks, general."

"Hiccup, come with me."

I walk with father and he talk about meeting him in his office.

"Hiccup, you could go and walk around for a while. When you're ready meet me in my office."

I go walk around the stronghold. See something new like a dragons hanging around our building, etc. Suddenly I see Astrid walking very fast to me.

'Oh, hi Astri…" Suddenly she punches lightly to my arm. It's don't hurt but make me surprise.

"That's for scaring me."

"What, is it always going to be this way? Cause I..."

Suddenly she holds my arms and kisses me.

"... could get used to it. Alright Astrid I should go now. General's waiting for me."

"See you around, Hiccup."

When I walk to general's room and knock the door.

"Come in. Hiccup."
I open the door and see general sitting on the same chair but Captain Angelos standing beside his table.

"What's happen here, sir. Why does Captain Angelos's here."

"I think Captain Angelos could explain."

"All right, guardsmen. I saw your work back there, on the battlefield and I'm very impressive on you. You're young enough to become a Space Marine. You life will get better than the guardsmen life but it's your choice. You could stay here and continue to serve our Emperor as an Imperial Guard."

"Uh… well, my lord. I want to accept this offer but I have something that Space Marine doesn't have.

"What is it?" Captain Angelos ask

"Friendship, sir. That's the thing that a Space Marine doesn't have. I enjoy my life as an Imperial Guard and working with my brothers and sisters-in-arm."

"Alright, then if you prefer to stay here then I have some gift for you as a reward for fight bravery for Imperium.

Captain Angelos hand his bolt pistol to me.

"This is my bolt pistol that I used to fight most of any race that I encountered and i used this pistol to kill my closest friend. Keep it well."

Then Captain Angelos leave general's room.

"Alright, general. Can I go now?
"Hold on. Son. There's something I haven't told you. After you receive the training and fight an enemy of man. I promoted you to the lieutenant along with your squad and I putting them in for a medals and not having you shot for your treason."

"Thank you, sir. That's very special for me and my squad."

"Alright, then. Go see Commissar Gobber outside. He's preparing a special "gift" for you."

After I leave general's room. I visit the armory and see commissar.

"Commissar, general told me that you have some "gift" for me?"

"Ah, yes. I just finish it. Here you go."

Commissar hand me the equipments for riding dragon such as a saddle, a pedal and most important, an artificial fin.

"Thank you, sir. For this "gift"."

"You're welcome, Hiccup. And welcome home, soldier.

Suddenly I hear a guardsman yell

"Night Fury, get down!"

Suddenly Toothless jump out from nowhere and come in to the armory. He makes a cute gesture at me. That's mean he's ready for another adventure. I attach all equipment to Toothless and we're ready to takeoff. Toothless and I along side with the Dragon Raiders is reunite here and we're ready to fight for the Imperium.

"Are you ready Toothless?"

He grunts. That mean he's ready. The Dragon Raiders takeoff and fly high again above Berk's sky. And this... is snows nine months of the year...and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so. The only upsides are the Imperial Guards regiment. While other places have... Desert Raiders, Death Korp. We have... Dragon Raiders.